Portrait
Jean-Paul Guerlain
Heir to the perfume dynasty founded in Paris in 1828, Jean-Paul Guerlain is the grandson of the author of Shalimar. For many years he signed the creations of the family house.
Guerlain owes him notably Habit Rouge, created in 1965 and presented by the house as its first amber fragrance for men, and Spiritueuse Double Vanille, in which vanilla is pushed to an overdose.
Career and creations
Jean-Paul Guerlain is heir to the perfumery dynasty founded in Paris in 1828 and the grandson of the creator of Shalimar. For many years he signed the family house's creations, giving it in particular Habit Rouge in 1965, which Guerlain presents as its first amber fragrance for men.
On Volute, he appears with Spiritueuse Double Vanille, which takes the house's favourite material to excess. A Madagascan vanilla, worked as a tincture, shows all its facets: smoky, woody and gourmand. Rum gives it a liqueur-like twist, like a ship's hold laden with barrels and spices. Rose, jasmine and ylang-ylang soften it with a floral breath, before benzoin and cedarwood extend the warm, woody trail.
This fragrance belongs to Guerlain's L'Art & la Matière collection; here vanilla is pushed to an overdose.
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- France
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- Guerlain
- On Volute
- 2 creations